Nicholas Hemingway prides himself on producing beautiful luxury wooden mechanical pencils. Handmade by Nicholas Hemingway himself, Nicholas offers walnut and brass mechanical pencils and reclaimed ebony and brass mechanical pencils too. All his pencils are made to his high standards and shipped all over the world to various architects, designers and artists who love to […]
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British born designer Nicholas Hemingway designs and builds luxury stainless steel mechanical pencils One of our most popular mechanical pencils has to be our stainless steel mechanical pencil which comes in a choice of brass or chrome nibs to finish. Very popular among those artists and architects who prefer a weightier pencil and enjoy a […]
Did you know that every single one of our luxury aluminium mechanical pencils is hand-built by British designer Nicholas Hemingway himself? If you are looking for that special luxury gift to give someone special, then look no further than our Luxury handmade aluminium mechanical pencils. Hand-built by Nicholas Hemingway himself, every pencil is made […]
One of our best luxury mechanical pencils for drawing has to be our Mark II Brass Mechanical Pencil, which has been newly re-launched due to high demand from existing customers. Comprising of a solid brass body and a weight of around 22grams, customers have for a while now been asking “Where did it go?” […]
What is the Shadowban? and what does it mean for instagram artists and illustrators This is my first blog in a long time. Apologies. As you may know I make handmade bespoke mechanical pencils to order for architects, illustrators and artists from all over the world. My business depends on people being able to find […]
Norman Foster has become a customer of Nicholas Hemingway’s Handmade Mechanical Pencils! I was recently blown away when an order came through our website from the world famous architect Lord Norman Foster. Having been to university and studied architecture myself I was always an admirer of his works and had no idea that one day he […]
Who wouldn’t want a cool mechanical pencil like this as a gift? Nicholas Hemingway prides himself on beautiful quality designed products. Handmade brass mechanical pencils as well as steel, titanium and aluminium mechanical pencils are a delightful gift for anyone to receive. A brass mechanical pencil for your desk is an object to cherish and […]
The sleekest Handmade Mechanical Drafting Pencils Yet… We have designed the ultimate handmade mechanical drafting pencils for draftsmen, architects, engineers and designers alike. I designed this mechanical pencil with one thing in mind. It had to be the best propelling pencil I would want to ever own and use daily. It had to be as […]
Pencil Lead Art on Instagram Mechanical pencils and automatic pencils are favoured by certain artists on Instagram. When it comes to detail, a mechanical pencil or propelling pencil as they are sometimes called is a great way to ensure constant line thickness when sketching. The beauty of a propelling pencil is that it never needs […]
Propelling pencils handmade by designer Nicholas Hemingway. The most beautifully stark and simple pieces of mechanical pencil design honed from solid metal, crafted and polished from scratch by the designer himself. These pencils are exquisite propelling pencils designed to be the best mechanical pencils for writing with. Nicholas Hemingway has designed them to feel like […]